2019 June Agenda

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JUNE 5, 2019Board Tour // 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.Members of the Board and staff will participate in a field trip to explore issues and activities related to recreation and tourism and resilient communities in the South Subregion. Members of the public are invited to participate in the field tour but are responsible for their own transportation and lunch. The tour will start at Circle Park in downtown Kernville, adjacent to Kernville Road, between Blue Rd. and Tobias Street. (MAP)

Reception // 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.Following the Board tour, Boardmembers and staff will attend a reception open to the public. The reception will be held at the Kern Valley Museum located at 49 Big Blue Road in Kernville, CA. (MAP)

VIII. Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program Block Grant (ACTION) // PresentationThe Board will consider and may act on a delegation of authority for the Executive Officer to administer grants under the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program Block Grant.ACTION: Boardmember Tom Wheeler moved, and Boardmember Paul Roen seconded, a motion to delegate authority to the Executive Officer to approve and execute grants and contracts consistent with the above-stated criteria for the expenditure of Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program (RFFCP) funds and to report all new grants approved to the Board. Boardmember Jennifer Montgomery recused herself and did not deliberate or vote on this item.The motion passed unanimously.

IX. Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program Proposition 1 and Proposition 68 Forest Health Grant Award Recommendations (ACTION) // Attachment A // Attachment B // PresentationThe Board may take action to adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings and award grants for the following projects:a. #1053 the ‘Inimim Forest Restoration Project – Phase 1 project in Nevada County in the amount of $300,000 to the Yuba Watershed Institute with a CEQA Notice of ExemptionACTION: Boardmember Tom Wheeler moved, and Boardmember Richard Anderson seconded, a motion to authorize the Executive Officer to file a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notice of Exemption for The ‘Inimim Forest Restoration Project – Phase 1 (1053), authorize a grant award in the amount of $300,000 to Yuba Watershed Institute, and authorize staff to enter into agreements necessary for project implementation. The motion passed unanimously.b. #1056 the Sagehen Forest Project – Pushing the Larger Landscape Into Resiliency Through Fire project in Sierra and Nevada counties in the amount of $1,000,000 to the University of California, Berkeley, with a CEQA Notice of ExemptionACTION: Boardmember Jennifer Montgomery moved, and Boardmember John Brissenden seconded, a motion to authorize the Executive Officer to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption for The Sagehen Forest Project – Pushing the Larger Landscape into Resiliency Through Fire (1056), authorize a grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 to The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, and authorize staff to enter into agreements necessary for project implementation. The motion passed unanimously.c. #1063 the Von Der Ahe Forest Enhancement Project in Mariposa County in the amount of $721,487 to the Sierra Foothill Conservancy with a Notice of Determination as a Responsible AgencyACTION: Boardmember Tom Wheeler moved, and Boardmember Stacy Corless seconded, a motion to approve findings concurring with the Nonindustrial Timber Management Plan, authorize the Executive Officer to file a CEQA Notice of Determination as a Responsible Agency for the Von Der Ahe Forest Enhancement Project, authorize a grant award in the amount of $721,487 to the Sierra Foothill Conservancy, and authorize staff to enter into agreements necessary for project implementation. Boardmember Paul Roen recused himself and did not deliberate or vote on this item. The motion passed unanimously.d. #1082 the Genesee Valley Watershed Improvement Plan in Plumas County in the amount of $506,714 to the Plumas Audubon Society with a CEQA Notice of Determination as a Responsible AgencyACTION: Boardmember Paul Roen moved, and Boardmember Jennifer Montgomery seconded, a motion to approve findings concurring with the CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration, authorize the Executive Officer to file a CEQA Notice of Determination as a Responsible Agency for the Genesee Valley Watershed Improvement Plan, authorize a grant award in the amount of $506,714 to the Plumas Audubon Society, and authorize staff to enter into the necessary agreements for project implementation. The motion passed unanimously.

X. CAL FIRE California Climate Investments (CCI) Agreement Authorizations (ACTION) // Attachment A: Projects MapPursuant to CCI grant agreement 8GG18601 between CAL FIRE and SNC, the Board may take action to adopt California Environmental Quality Act findings and award sub-grants or enter into contracts with partners to implement the following components of the grant:a. #CCI001 the Blacksmith Project in the amount of $594,350 to the Eldorado National Forest with a CEQA Notice of ExemptionACTION: Boardmember John Brissenden moved, and Boardmember Richard Anderson seconded, a motion to (a) authorize the Executive Officer to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Blacksmith project (CCI001); and (b) authorize staff to enter into the necessary agreement to implement the project described in this report, pursuant to CAL FIRE – SNC grant agreement 8GG18601.Boardmember Paul Roen recused himself and did not deliberate or vote on this item. The motion passed unanimously.

XII. Boardmembers’ CommentsProvide an opportunity for members of the Board to make comments on items not on the agenda.

XIII. Public CommentsProvide an opportunity for members of the public who have not previously addressed the Board to comment on non-agenda items. The Board Chair reserves the right to limit the time allocated for each person providing public comment.

XIV. Adjournment

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